怠け者の節句働き。

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怠け者 の 節句働き 。

English Translation

In the evening the idle man begins to be busy.

Furigana

怠(なま)け者(もの)の節句働(せっくばたら)き。

Romanji

Namakemono no sekkubataraki.

Words

怠け者 (なまけもの)

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

節句働き (せっくばたらき)

working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

Kanji

怠

Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける

Meanings: neglect, laziness

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

句

Reading: ク

Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

働

Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く

Meanings: work, (kokuji)